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Voice actors speak out on AI in video games (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A high-profile dispute between Scarlett Johansson and the maker of ChatGPT has brought the subject of AI voices to the fore, but many others in the entertainment industry are affected too. Jennifer Hale and Linsay Rousseau say fair treatment for voice actors is important. (May 23, 2024)

from The Canadian Press

This commentary is from labor disputes last year, I wanted to post it here so that people would remember whose jobs they are trying to steal by pushing fake ai VO. We don't have to push corpo propaganda here. This is our space, err, [Chris Remington, alyaza [they/she], TheRtRevKaiser, gyrfalcon, rs5th, coldredlight, Leigh, TheRtRevKaiser]'s space. I don't think any of them are corporations, but maybe I am wrong?

Pushing AI propaganda is a bad move for infinite reasons, here are four:

it's usually an attack on workers
the industry steals directly from artists
these companies are massive polluters/ emitters
it makes you look like a rube

*edit 1 According to the laws of debate, one of you must reveal whichever podcast has you parroting comparisons of VO artists to horse workers *edit 2 Horse husbandry is also a major craft and fine art that ought not be mocked, whether or not it is useful to capitalists

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

and now neural networks are suddenly the preposterous advance? Nonsense.

voice generators and generative ai are built with the intent of replacing artists, your incredibly reductive "history lesson" funnily illustrates only situations distinct from the current situation and you gloss over making any specific claims about the technology, just broad vagary about the trajectories of technological advancement. I dont think you are equipped to discuss this topic honestly.

luddites are corporate propaganda

??? actually just a plainly absurd statement. this isnt even worth responding to it's so absurdly incorrect.

Yes yes ubi, but "technological labor amplification" in this case is driving human artists out of the market. make specific claims, quit hiding behind vague generalizations about automation. it's a waste of everyone's time and terminates your train of thought before you get to something relevant.

We can discuss further if you make an effort to understand this topic, but so far you are just speaking largely in cliches that arent worth responding to and arent worth your time writing.